[Belt and Road] Trips made by China-Europe freight trains surge in 2018

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Trips made by China-Europe freight trains surge in 2018


China-Europe freight trains made 5,611 trips in the first 11 months of 2018, surging 72 percent compared with the same period last year, according to a meeting held in southwest China's Sichuan Province.


Xinhua丨Updated: December 14, 2018


China-Europe freight trains made 5,611 trips in the first 11 months of 2018, surging 72 percent compared with the same period last year, according to a meeting held in southwest China's Sichuan Province.

The first train of a new China-Europe freight train line leaves for Barnaul of Russia in Delingha of the Mongolian-Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Haixi, northwest China's Qinghai Province, Oct. 9, 2018. The first train, loaded with chemical containers, will leave China through the Alataw Pass in Xinjiang and travel through Kazakhstan before reaching Barnaul in Russia. The trip covers 4,345 km and takes about 12 days. [Photo/Xinhua]
In 2017, more than 3,000 trips were made via the China-Europe freight trains between cities on the two continents. The number is expected to reach 6,000 in 2018, according to the meeting held by the Transport Coordinating Committee of China Railway Corporation's China-Europe project.

As of November, the trains connect 56 Chinese cities with 49 European cities in 15 European countries. The number of trips from Europe to China has increased and accounted for 71 percent of the trips to Europe, according to the committee.

In late August, the trains marked their 10,000th trip since beginning operations in March 2011.

The China-Europe freight rail services have pushed forward China's opening-up and boosted economic and trade cooperation with countries along the Belt and Road, the China Railway Corporation said in a statement.

This year marks the fifth anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative, a transnational network connecting Asia with Europe, Africa and beyond.

Over the past five years, China's trade in goods with countries along the Belt and Road exceeded 5.5 trillion U.S. dollars. Chinese direct investment in the non-financial sectors of these countries reached 80 billion dollars during the same period.

http://english.scio.gov.cn/beltandroad/2018-12/14/content_74275210.htm

 

[oprih]

A surge of 72% looks like Europe and China are getting closer with each other. The anglos and their slaves of all colors from all over the world are getting nervous.

 

[TaiShang]

A surge of 72% looks like Europe and China are getting closer with each other. The anglos and their slaves of all colors from all over the world are getting nervous.

They wish the BRI to be dead even before it is completely flourished.

In fact, BRI has utilized perhaps only 30% of its full potential. Ideally, yearly trade in BRI countries should exceed 5 trillion USD.

 

[Adam WANG SHANGHAI MEGA]

need to lower the cost

 

[TaiShang]

More freight trains travel between Chongqing, Europe

Xinhua, January 7, 2019

A worker reinforces a container on a Chongqing-Xinjiang-Europe regular cargo train at the railway port station in Chongqing, southwest China, April 14, 2017. [Photo / Xinhua]

A total of 1,442 freight trains traveled between Chongqing and European countries last year, an increase of 117 percent compared with the previous year, the YUXINOU (Chongqing) Logistics Co., Ltd announced on Saturday.

The number of trains traveling from Europe back to Chongqing reached 728, surpassing the number of outbound trains for the first time, according to the company.

Chongqing launched more cargo train routes last year, connecting the city with Belarus, Vietnam and Iran, said Qi Dan, general manager of the company.

Currently, the outbound train reaches over 30 European countries, and the goods brought back can be transferred to other Chinese cities and Southeast Asia, Qi said.

In May 2011, a rail route was opened between Chongqing and Duisburg in Germany, marking the start of the China-Europe cargo train service.

The varieties of goods transported via the trains have expanded to electronic products, cars, mechanical products, coffee beans and clothes, Qi added.

 

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Number of China-Europe Freight Trains Hits Monthly Record

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Number of China-Europe Freight Trains Hits Monthly Record

(Yicai Global) May 3 -- The number of China-Europe freight trains hit a record monthly high of 979 in April, up 46 percent year on year, the China State Railway Group said yesterday.

A total of 88,000 TEUs (20-foot equivalent units) of cargo were transported by the trains, up 50 percent from a year earlier.

From January to April, a total of 2,920 China-Europe freight trains transported cargo of 262,000 TEUs, up 24 percent and 27 percent from a year earlier, respectively.

The number of departing trains rose 36 percent year on year to 1,638 during the first four months, while the number of returning trains climbed 11 percent to 1,282.

China-Europe cargo train services have become an important logistics channel to ensure smooth trade as air, sea and road transportation have been severely affected by the novel coronavirus epidemic, the company said.

The freight trains have also been playing a crucial role in helping with the fight against the pandemic in Europe as massive quantities of medical supplies were sent by them.

From March 21 to the end of April, anti-epidemic supplies totaling 660,000 items and weighing 3,142 tonnes were sent by the freight trains to European countries such as Italy, Germany, Spain and the Czech Republic.

https://www.yicaiglobal.com/news/number-of-china-europe-freight-trains-hits-monthly-record